Category Archives: Sports

Islanders-Lightning, Knights-Canadiens in uncertain final 4
(AP) -- If the teams left in the NHL playoffs are sick and tired of facing the same opponents over and over, they are in luck in the semifinals. After exclusively divisional play this season and throu...
Jun 12, 2021

Blue Jays slug 5 homers in 7-2 victory over Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) - Marcus Semien hit a two-run homer - one of three longballs by Toronto in the fifth inning - to extend his club-record road hitting streak to 25 games, and the Blue Jays rebounded from a ...
Jun 12, 2021

Canada defeats Haiti in first leg of second-round CONCACAF World Cup qualifier
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Cyle Larin's early goal gave Canada a 1-0 win over Haiti and the upper hand in their second-round World Cup qualifying playoff in CONCACAF. The 70th-ranked Canadian men and No....
Jun 12, 2021

Denmark game at Euro 2020 suspended after Eriksen collapses
COPENHAGEN (AP) - The European Championship game between Denmark and Finland was suspended Saturday after Christian Eriksen needed urgent medical attention on the field near the end of the first half....
Jun 12, 2021

Injured Canadiens forward Jake Evans progressing, will travel to Vegas: coach
Montreal Canadiens interim coach Dominique Ducharme says injured forward Jake Evans is progressing and will travel with the team to Vegas for the start of the Stanley Cup semifinals. Evans suffered a ...
Jun 12, 2021

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime set to face Marin Cilic in Stuttgart Open finals
STUTTGART, Germany - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime is once again through to the finals at the Stuttgart Open. The 20-year-old Canadian downed American Sam Querrey 6-4, 7-5 Saturday to secure his sp...
Jun 12, 2021

Verdugo, Red Sox rally from 4 down, top Blue Jays 6-5 in 9th
BOSTON (AP) - Alex Verdugo hit a line drive off the Green Monster to drive in the game-winning run in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Toronto Blue J...
Jun 11, 2021

Former Canadian ice dancing champion Kaitlyn Weaver comes out as queer woman
Pride month means a little bit more to Canadian figure skater Kaitlyn Weaver this year. The two-time Olympian and former Canadian ice dancing champion publicly came out as a queer woman on Friday in a...
Jun 11, 2021

Queen Elizabeth honors key women in UK's rapid vaccine drive
LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II has used her birthday honors list to celebrate those at the forefront of the U.K.'s rapid rollout of COVID-19 vaccines over the past few months, which has been credite...
Jun 11, 2021

Quebec health officials weigh Montreal Canadiens' request for more fans
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says the Montreal Canadiens have made a request to increase capacity during home games at the Bell Centre. It said in an emailed statement Friday the request is b...
Jun 11, 2021